Combination shipping and display case



Oct. 10, 1933. F FEEBACK Filed June 15, 1952 Patented Oct. 10, 1933UNITED. STATES COMBINATION SHIPPING AND DISPLAY CASE Harry F. Feeback,El Paso, Tex.

Application June 15, 1932. Serial No. 617,422

1 Claim.

The invention relates to a display cabinet and more particularly to acombination shipping and display case.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a cabinet orcase of this character wherein storage space is provided and alsocompartments or cells for accommodating packaged seeds, the said cabinetor case being adapted to be mounted upon a counter and can be turneddown at the cover section thereof ready for use and for displaypurposes.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a cabinet or case ofthis character wherein the body thereof is so constructed as to afford asurplus storage space for packaged material, such for example as seed,and also the packages to be displayed will be grouped accordingly to thenature of the contents and the pockets or cells for such packages solabeled that when empty the merchant will then know What variety of seedshould be replaced for display purposes, certain of the pockets or cellsbeing of a size to readily and conveniently accommodate oversizedpackets and the packets as therein placed are fully visible forconvenience in making a selection by a purchaser.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a cabinet or caseof this kind which is extremely simple in construction, thoroughlyreliable and efiicient for its purpose, neat and attractive inappearance, convertible for shipping purposes and also for displaypurposes, strong, durable, and inexpensive to manufacture.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in thefeatures of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as willbe hereinafter more fully described in detail, illustrated in theaccompanying drawing, which discloses the preferred embodiment of theinvention and pointed out in the claims hereunto appended.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a cabinet or case constructed inaccordance with the invention, the same being converted for displaypurposes.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the cabinet or case closed forshipping purposes.

Figure 3 is an enlarged vertical sectional view on the line 3-3 ofFigure 2 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view showing in detail thepocket construction of the cabinet or case.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout theseveral views in the drawing.

Referring to the drawing in detail, A designates generally the cabinetor case which includes a body section 10 and cover section 11respectively. These sections 10 and 11 at their edges 12 and 13 arediagonally disposed so that when the section 11 is superimposed upon thesection 10 they will align with each other in matched vertical relation,the section 11 being connected with the section 10 through a flexinghinge 14, thus the said section 11 can be swung to open or closedposition from and onto the section 10 and when in open position the saidsection 11 will have its edge 13 aligned with. the edge 14 of thesection 10 and these edges will be in a forwardly inclined directionwith both sections opening upwardly. The sections 10 and 11 when thebody A is open will assume the position as shown in Figure 1 of thedrawing and when the body is closed the said sections will assume theposition as shown in Figure 2 of said drawing.

Arranged within the sections 10 and 11 are spaced vertical transverselyand longitudinally arranged partitions 15 and 16 respectively to providerows of pockets or cells 17, these being in stepped relation in saidsections 10 and 11 and receivable in these pockets 1'7 and packagedmaterials, for example, seed packets. Certain of the pockets 1'7,preferably those next to the shallow area of the section 11 areoversized so as to accommodate oversized packets. The partitions 15 areprovided with ears 18, these interfitting the partitions 16 for theinterlocking of such partitions together in their arranged relation.

The section 10 has provided therein beneath the pockets 17 as providedtherein a surplus storage space or compartment 19 accessible from therear of said section through a suitable doorway normally closed by adoor 20 hinged at 21 and carrying a hand hold 22. The space orcompartment 19 is adapted to accommodate reserve stock of packagedmaterial.

Arranged; above the door 20 on the section 10 at its rear wall is a pairof clips 23, these removably accommodating an advertising medium, suchas a sign, placard, or the like 24. It is preferably to identify thepockets 1'7 through the medium of a label or other identification mark25 indicative of the character of packaged material as held within suchpockets. The pockets are of a capacity to accommodate a determinednumber of packets and these are displayed as the same protrude above theheight of the pockets in their arrangement.

The body at one end thereof carries a catalogue hanger 26 which may beof any desirable type.

The cabinet or case when in service for shipping purposes is closed asis shown in Figure 2 of the drawing and when in service for displaypurposes is open as shown in Figure 1 of the drawing.

What is claimed is:

A case of the character described comprising a box-like body splitintermediate) thereof diagonally with respect to the horizontal toprovide upper and lower sections, a, plurality of ingly connecting thesections together at one side only of the body, whereby said sectionscan be-brought next to each other with the open .portions uppermost andin the same angular disposition with respect to each other and likewisewith the ends of said body in the same horizontal plane with each other.

HARRY F. FEEBACK.

